Hilbert scheme
= Hilbert scheme
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{title2=$\operatorname{Hilb}^{P}(X)$}
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For a projective scheme $X$ and a fixed <Hilbert polynomial> $P$, the Hilbert scheme parametrizes flat families of closed subschemes of $X$ with that polynomial. This turns a family of embedded <algebraic curves> into an algebraic parameter space.